Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on increasing the risks of children's addiction to electronic games from a social work perspective

Elsayed, Walaa

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08503

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“…Li et al ( 3 ) demonstrated temporal causality between game usage time and game addiction score by measuring game usage time and game addiction scores of a cohort group of 2,026 participants several times. Moreover, such a correlation increased levels of depression, anxiety, stress, fear of missing out, irritability, inattention, hyperactivity, and hyperactivity/impulsivity, which exhibited the effects of game addiction on mental health ( 3 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 54 , 55 , 57 ).…”

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“…As seen in the studies, parents are to appropriately guide their children by recognizing their game patterns, helping them control their game usage time, and monitoring their game usage time, since their knowledge of their children serves as a protective factor to develop socially and psychologically ( 46 ).…”

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“…As parents become familiar with their children's games, they will be able to assist their children in avoiding killing or assaulting games, but rather playing age-appropriate games ( 50 , 68 ). Additionally, parents should choose good games such as educational electronic games or exergame or different activities such as table games, home exercise, and reading ( 46 ).…”

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“…Kiraly et al ( 33 ) reported that keeping in touch with friends, relatives, and acquaintances in consensus guidelines would help overcome these emotional difficulties. Instead of their direct interventions, parents or educators should use group calls, social media groups, or remote conferencing services to boost social support or help children reduce their academic stress so that such services could become avenues for social interaction among adolescents ( 33 , 46 ).…”

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A systematic review of the impact of COVID-19 on the game addiction of children and adolescents

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BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, it is reported that children and adolescents who are socially isolated experience high levels of stress and various mental health problems. At present, little research has been done to collect previous studies that focused on game addiction in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this research, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of gaming disorder during COVID-19 in children and adolescents and the various factors experienced by children and adolescents that affected gaming disorder.MethodsWe searched PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, and Cochrane on 5 May 2021 to identify relevant literature. We extracted the prevalence estimates of game addiction from the studies to measure the global prevalence of game addiction. Then, we found the answers to the questions raised and synthesized them into several themes.ResultsWe identified 2,609 articles. Among them, studies that were not related to the topic, duplicated, and that did not meet the selection criteria were excluded, and 18 studies were selected. We rated most of the studies as moderate, and a few were low, and high. A majority of studies found an increase in game usage time and game addiction score during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some children and adolescents in emotional pain play games to communicate with their peers. Regarding parenting, violent parenting and the absence of parental supervision increase levels of game addiction in children. Gaming disorder was caused by the impact of COVID-19 in a vulnerable group with predisposing factors such as depression, anxiety, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Adolescents and males scored higher on a game addiction scale, although we could not find any quantitative correlations due to the heterogeneous scales used for gaming addiction.ConclusionsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, isolated children and adolescents reported increased gaming hours as a result of coping with their psychological pain and avoiding social isolation. Their parents, who should provide proper supervision, also failed to provide appropriate support due to the stress caused by the pandemic. Mental health providers should educate children, adolescents, and their guardians on alternative ways to relieve stress and help parents effectively control their children's usage of games.

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“…Adiksi video game dan tekanan psikologis di kalangan remaja ekspatriat di Arab Saudi (Saquib et al, 2017). Telah dilaporkan peningkatan risiko adiksi game elektronik pada anak dengan Risiko Perilaku, risiko sosial, risiko psikologis dan risiko kesehatan (Elsayed, 2021). Penurunan harga diri juga dikaitkan dengan adiksi game online (Hyun et al, 2015).…”

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Faktor Karakteristik sebagai Prediktor Adiksi Game Online pada Remaja

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2022

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Penutupan sekolah selama COVID-19 berdampak pada kebebasan pengguna internet dalam mengakses informasi. Game online merpakan salah satu kanal yang paling sering di kunjungi khususnya Remaja sebagai kelompok yang memiliki kecenderungan mengalami adiksi. Tujuan studi ini mengetahui korelasi antara karakteristik dengan adiksi game online pada remaja. Cross sectional digunakan sebagai pendekatan dalam studi ini. Sampel diambil pada studi ini yaitu teknik purposive sampling sebanyak 210 remaja. Studi ini menggunakan kuesioner sosiodemografik tediri dari usia, gender, tempat bermain game online, dan frekuensi bermain game online dan kuesioner yang digunakan adalah skala adiksi game online terdiri dari 28 item. Dalam menguji korelasi digunakan Uji Spearman-Rank. Temuan dalam studi ini dimana remaja paling banyak mengalami adiksi game online pada level rendah sebanyak 134 (63,8%) dan terdapat hubungan antara semua faktor karakteristik (usia, gender, frekuensi bermain, tempat bermain) dengan adiksi game online dibuktikan dengan nilai p=<0.005.

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Increased adolescent game usage and health-related risk behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

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This study examines adolescent game usage and corresponding health-related risk behaviors during a period of limited social interaction and activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants included 225 middle- and 225 high-school students in Seoul who completed a survey online from October 1 to 30, 2021. The study measured participants’ game usage level and the health-related risk behavior index. Findings showed that participants who engaged in excessive gaming showed higher levels of health-related risk behaviors. A multivariate analysis of variance was conducted to compare the health-related risk behaviors of students in the general, potential, and high-risk groups on excessive gaming. Results indicated that female students in the high-risk group showed higher stress levels and fatigue (f = 5.549, p < .01, Cohen’s d = 0.016) than the males of the same group. However, male students showed higher physical inactivity levels (f = 3.195, p > .05, Cohen’s d = 0.009) than females. The post hoc test indicated clear sex distinctions among the general, potential, and high-risk groups on excessive gaming (p < .001). Among the high-risk game usage group, female students displayed a higher level of risk behaviors than males. Adolescent gaming addiction should be considered an emotional and behavioral disorder for which parental guidance and support are needed, and counseling experts and professionals must come together to provide a cure and reform program.

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Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on increasing the risks of children's addiction to electronic games from a social work perspective

Cited by 24 publications

References 114 publications

A systematic review of the impact of COVID-19 on the game addiction of children and adolescents

A systematic review of the impact of COVID-19 on the game addiction of children and adolescents

Faktor Karakteristik sebagai Prediktor Adiksi Game Online pada Remaja

Increased adolescent game usage and health-related risk behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

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